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Schwalbe Marathon 20" (406)

SchwalbeMarathon 20" (406)(Return to Product Page)

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 5/4/2021
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
West Michigan
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
durable, reliable

This is the 3rd bike I've equipped with Schwalbe Marathon's!! Started using them on my road bike 2 years ago, put them on the tandem my wife & I ride last spring, and now have put them on my "backup" recumbent. They are very durable, puncture resistant, and the rolling resistance seems low. They are a bit difficult to get on, but then again, I don't need to take them off very often!!

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Review by WHarris

Reviewed 8/29/2022
by WHarris
DFW
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
The Tire

This is the optimum tire for Catrike front wheels!

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Review by LSB

Reviewed 2/27/2016
by LSB
Cycling Enthusiast
Idaho
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8 of 8 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent Choice for an ElliptiGO

Elliptigos have an internally geared hub in the rear that makes fixing a roadside flat a real pain. After way too many flats with a Kenda tire we went in search for a tire that was more puncture resistant. We chose the Schwalbe because of the Greenguard feature and have never regretted it. We have these tires on both of our GO's and have not had a flat on either bike for over 2 years and counting. That is saying a lot here in the land of the Goathead thorn. They are a few grams heavier than the previous tire but the puncture resistance more than makes up for any increase in rolling resistance.

Another benefit of the Scwalbe Marathon is it gives one the confidence to ride hard packed gravel trails like the famous Hiawatha Trail in Idaho where they do not recommend street tires.

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Review by Dens

Reviewed 7/28/2022
by Dens
Casual Cyclist
Alabama & Michigan
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Great lasting tires

These tires have lasted uss for 4000 miles. We're very happy with their lasting wear

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Review by stewartmo

Reviewed 7/7/2015
by stewartmo
Cycling Enthusiast
Live Oak CA
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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
No flats make riding a pleasure.

My wife and I ride recumbent tadpole trikes. We inflate our tires to 90 psi and I am getting about 1500 miles on the front tires. The wife's tires are lasting longer than mine, probably because I like to zoom around corners. The back tires have about 3100 miles of wear and looks like many more miles to go.. Use Mr. Tuffy protectors with the front tires and have not had a flat in the past year.

Like the reflective sidewall stripe for those times when we are riding at dusk.

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Review by FTF

Reviewed 3/2/2015
by FTF
Casual Cyclist
Lincoln, NE
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Fantastic tire.

I have not had a flat using these. I have an increase in my speed with less rolling resistance.

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Review by Doug

Reviewed 11/6/2014
by Doug
Cycling Enthusiast
Keizer, OR
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6 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
Casing Fails

I have now had three of these tires fail long before there was any significant wear on the tread. The fibers in the casing have started to separate. The first two resulted in sidewall bulges. The most recent failure resulted in the tread and casing completely separating exposing the tube. Another ride and it definitely would have blown. I'm now looking for a more reliable tire for my Bike Friday.

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Review by Doug

Reviewed 11/7/2014
by Doug
Cycling Enthusiast
Oregon
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1 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Casing Fails

I have now had three of these tires fail long before there was any significant wear on the tread. The fibers in the casing have started to separate. The first two resulted in sidewall bulges. The most recent failure resulted in the tread and casing completely separating exposing the tube. Another ride and it definitely would have blown. I'm now looking for a more reliable tire.

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Review by MN. Northwoods

Reviewed 9/18/2014
by MN. Northwoods
Cycling Enthusiast
Minnesota
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent tires

I run Schwalbe marathons on my short wheel base Rans and also on my tike. Living up in the Northwoods the tar roads are resealed with fine crushed rock and large crushed rocks are kicked up from the shoulders by ATV's. These take the wear and no flats with these tires and heavy tubes. Used 25 to 30 miles a day.

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Review by John

Reviewed 1/24/2014
by John
Casual Cyclist
Gulf State Park, Alabama
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8 of 8 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent - so far.

My wife was being plagued by flats caused by sand bur thorns with the OEM tires on her Trident Spike II trike. After some research, we decided on using these as a replacement. So, far, after a month of steady use on the trails of Gulf State Park, we have had no more flats. These tires just looked and felt like a stronger tire. In spite of that, I had no problem installing them on the 20" trike wheels. So at this point, we are very pleased with these tires.

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Review by Belcaro Biker

Reviewed 1/6/2014
by Belcaro Biker
Casual Cyclist
Valencia-Ojai, CA
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8 of 8 customers found this review helpful.
Tracks evenly on both front wheels of my recumbent trike.

Replaced the original Schwalbe Marathon at 4,235 miles riding on designated bike paths and bike lanes. The tires track & wear evenly provided the air pressure is constant. The only negative issue is that it takes a bit of effort to remove and replace the tire onto the rimI'm not too mechanically inclined, ride every morning 6-25 miles except when it rains, at least 1 50 miler every 2 weeks, and 1 100 miler every other month.

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Review by fab_fourd

Reviewed 11/24/2013
by fab_fourd
Cycling Enthusiast
Boise, ID
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9 of 9 customers found this review helpful.
Great performance and value, but small issue with quality

Use this tire on our Bike Friday tandem. We have used only Schwalbes (Marathon, Marathon Plus, Greenguard) since purchased (7 years - about 30,000 miles). They always provide superior wear and puncture resistance which is why we continue to buy. This last purchase of Greenguard had a bead defect which caused a near sidewall blow-out. Seems to be a general production issue as we also had a similar defect in a 700C Marathon Plus.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 1/31/2020
by Anonymous
Snohomish, Wa
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Nice tires

Comfortable ride

Good grip

Low rolling resistance

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Review by NSTriker

Reviewed 10/25/2013
by NSTriker
Cycling Enthusiast
Falmouth NS, Canada
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4 of 4 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent tires

These are the front tires on a Catrike Road. I have cycled about 450km on them, and they are showing no signs of wear. I find them comfortable even with the 100PSI pressure, great grip in both wet and dry, and a very good road tire. They are poor on the trails and have very little grip in sand or gravel, but that is not what they are intended for, nor do I use them in that way.

Because trikes don't lean, the tires don't generall last as long. While my last set were pretty worn out by this point, these tires show very little wear at all.

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Review by oldbentrider

Reviewed 10/21/2013
by oldbentrider
Cycling Enthusiast
Canaan NH
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3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
good all around tire for pavement or rail trail

I use these tires on a rail trail as well as pavement. A pressure less than 50 gives a better ride on the gravel surface of the rail trail. A pressure of slightly higher is good for traveling on pavement. I found a pressure of about 47 to give a satisfactory ride on both surfaces as i travel 2 miles of pavement to the railtrail. So far they are wearing well. With about 500 miles on them they are just wearing the mold stripe in the middle away. Watched the video of how to put them on a rim without tools and they go on just as easy as the video said they would. Overall very satisfied with the performance.

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Review by ''bent tandem riders

Reviewed 10/6/2013
by ''bent tandem riders
Cycling Enthusiast
Roeland Park, KS
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10 of 11 customers found this review helpful.
300 miles and dead....

Sidewall separated from the rubber in multiple places after about 300 miles leaving us stranded....rear 26 put on at the same time is still holding together just fine. Tire was used on a RANS Screamer, inflated to 100 PSI

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Review by Mark

Reviewed 10/7/2013
by Mark
Cycling Enthusiast
Wisconsin
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2 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
great tire, good price

I've used these tires on my recumbents for years, never had a flat. I got this one to replace a cheap tire that I didn't trust. These feel strong, although they might slow me down a little. BTD had the best price.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 10/28/2019
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Seattle
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Low rolling resistance. Good value

Just installed a set on my folding bike replacing stock Kenda tires.

These are so much nicer. The lower rolling resistance is very noticeable. Good traction and ride.

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Review by Hal

Reviewed 12/2/2021
by Hal
Cycling Enthusiast
Tucson, AZ
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
Front tires on Catrike Dumont

I've been using these tires on both Terra Trike and my Catrikes for six years and have never had a problem.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 6/21/2019
by Anonymous
Competitive Racer
Barneveld, WI
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Great wearabliity at a reasonable price.

We use these tires on Supermileage and Electrathon Challenge USA cars and they give us some of the best mileage and life of all of the tires we have tried. The Electrathon cars are especially hard on tires, and these have provided us the durability to run as many as 4 heat races before wearing out. For the record, these cars are hand built and utilize bicycle wheels, tires and brake systems.

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